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Re: NRA Newtown response

Originally Posted by cpwill

However, the point remains. We are hiring lots of folks whom we probably don't really need, but who don't have as their primary focus the education of children. Let us make some of those hirees veterans who are trained First Responders; and who in the mean time can assist in the library or whatever.

I hope you mean vetted war veterans ! (of course you do) I would love to give them such a loving place in our society to prove that society doesn't hate them.

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Re: NRA Newtown response

Originally Posted by Eighty Deuce

I believe that a Jack Nicholson character said it best, and I paraphrase: "Liberals can't handle the truth".

The last three bigtime shooters, Va Tech, Aurora, and Newtown, were all oddball recluses who were heavily immersed into violent video games. Perhaps you can find for the rest of us similar carnage from the 60's and 70's ? We had lots of guns then too.

In all fairness, when I hear most liberals talk about gun control, I hear nothing but stupidity as well.

Haha guns dont kill people but video games do! That is exactly what you are saying. More guns will not solve the problem, however I think if the NRA wants this then they can pay for it after all arnt these the same people that want people of the terrorist watch list to still be able to buy guns. Heaven forbid they would do something right than be in the pocket of gun makers. The NRA and the membership lost alot of cred this week. Basiccally when tighter restrictions are past they will not have a voice at the table.

Re: NRA Newtown response

For all the noise that the left makes about gun control, I have still yet to see any substantially convincing evidence that gun control would actually WORK.

Until I start seeing some facts, this is all just hyperbole.

Why would it work? there is no evidence to even suggest it would, and we have numerous examples of this - the UK comes first to mind.

Killers are killers, if a gun isn't round they will use anything as a weapon in a rage. I saw a lunatic at a bar one time go ballistic and throw a dart at a guy (he was fine) but if he was closer he probably would have killed him wit a dart (or maybe something else in reach that wasn't a gun).

Re: NRA Newtown response

Originally Posted by TaraAnne

Haha guns dont kill people but video games do! That is exactly what you are saying. More guns will not solve the problem, however I think if the NRA wants this then they can pay for it after all arnt these the same people that want people of the terrorist watch list to still be able to buy guns. Heaven forbid they would do something right than be in the pocket of gun makers. The NRA and the membership lost alot of cred this week. Basiccally when tighter restrictions are past they will not have a voice at the table.

More guns may not solve the problem, but I have yet to see a valid argument that less guns will.

Re: NRA Newtown response

Originally Posted by ReformCollege

More guns may not solve the problem, but I have yet to see a valid argument that less guns will.

I have never said less or more guns. Tounge in cheek I said tax the crap out of them like tabacco. Limit the size of the clips period, then lets address the cuts to mental health issue. The NRA needs to go back to training and safty instead of lobbist. We have 350 million guns and probably many more than that and well it didnt stop this.